Recently we learned about the exoplanet Kepler-186f, a potentially earthlike, potentially habitable world only around 500 lightyears away. But when I mentioned that here plants would grow red instead of green I was met with skepticism. So I'm back to fully explain exactly why Kepler-186f and planets like it would have red plants!

Special thanks to Nathan Gabor for his help and taking the time to zoom with me!
Read his paper here: https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...

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Sources / Further Reading

   • SKY & PLANT COLOR ft. Worldbuilding N...  
https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrwn.png
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https://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/kepl...